My purpose for writing about this topic is because I can relate to it the most. Today the black on black crime is a sensitive subject in this polarized nation. With the topics of academics and politics people tend to turn their heads about this issue, instead they worry about their own race and what they can do to better their community. The crime rate has increased drastically between the same race especially in Philadelphia. Here is a example of what happens in the black communites. A clip of a man that was watching another guy when he finally ran up on him and gunned him down.
Growing up in the inter-city Philadelphia I witness a lot of these things happen; one street shooting at the next street beside them. Kids like you saw in the video going around shooting at people because they think it is fun. These crimes lead to what is known as “Race Wars”. To prevent these issues from happening is going to take time; it is not just going to happen overnight. But the sooner the police district and mayor get on top of it the sooner things will be able to get better in our community. I personally think that some cops are afraid to enter neighborhoods. There are not enough police officers patrolling the black communities. The Mayor of the city need to enforce that these police become watchmen maybe that will help. I think there should be more community events to make the neighborhoods friendlier; this is another option that can lessen the crime rate.
This topic is sociologically interesting because this issue is causing the community to get worst every year.
*Why is this issue increasing every year and not decreasing?
*Why are people paying less attention to the situation and not trying to help?
These are questions that needs to be addressed.
A visual on the topic would open people eyes. They can see what is really going on, because just hearing it is obviously not turning heads. The more people talk and approach the Mayor of Police district about this issue hopefully they will start to pay more attention. As long as people do not care about “Race Wars” the worst it will get, because it is not just the neighborhoods that is looking bad but the city as well.
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